I know from personal experience that guys can at times be intimidated by group fitness classes. You go to the gym, the Y, or wherever you go to workout and you walk by one of those rooms and all you tend to see are the ladies. “Are guys not allowed in that class? Will it be awkward if I’m the only one in there with a bunch of women? Maybe that’s more of the ’toning’ class when I’m looking for some of the ‘bulking’ variety.” These are thoughts that have gone through my head at some point in time. However, I am extremely grateful for my lack of caring when it comes to certain awkward situations – many types of group fitness classes have been amazing motivators, calorie burners, and drivers toward my overall fitness. If you’ve taken part then you know what I’m talking about. If not, here are […]

Hi team! Great work to all who stepped up to the Card Workout Challenge! You guys and gals crushed it this week… Nice job.   I was thrilled to hear the feedback and am glad that we had such a great turnout. The fact that so many people participated really had me motivated – it also gave me an idea…   We had such a great turn out this week that we may be working toward a fitness week each month. New workout for a new month – gotta keep the body guessing! Stay tuned for what’s ahead.   Thanks if you were one of us who took part, or if your finding this post later in time please feel free to try the challenge and let us know how you do.   I want to send a shout out to a new friend of mine, Tom (pictured below). We […]

Hi team! So… How’d it go?? Was the workout harder than you expected? Easier? Are you still working up the courage to try it out? Whatever the case, thanks for reading! I had people come up to me and say, “I’m in!” To which I responded, “That’s great…! for what?” People are excited about this. I hoped that would be the case but I’ll be honest – didn’t know what to expect. Thanks to all who are in or those who plan to start soon, I really love the feedback! Great work to all who are stepping up to the Card Workout Challenge! The results for my first two days of Fitness Week are in the table below. Also, feel free to check out the instructional video below if you didn’t see it last time. Stick with it! Talk later in the week, Mike   Day 1 Day 2 Time (minutes) 16:43 […]

Welcome to Fitness Week at MikedUp Blog! This is a 100% affordable, portable, and adjustable workout that I most likely got from somebody (to that person – I apologize), and we are going to turn it into a challenge. I do this workout regularly when I don’t have a ton of time or a fancy gym to do kettle bell swings, ropes, or whatever other highly effective fad I’ve recently taken part in. This is the card workout. Workout explained first, challenge later.     What you need: A deck of cards, towel, stopwatch, water, and a propensity to sweat… a lot.   The workout: Start with your cards shuffled up. After you start your stopwatch, you will then simply draw one card at a time and the card will tell you what to do. First, the suit determines the exercise.   Card Suit Exercise Hearts Burpees (cardio & all […]